Administrative

The government is the largest buyer in Mexico. Whether directly or indirectly, most companies and individuals will have to navigate the Mexican municipal, state, and federal governments.

We have more than two decades of experience with government contracting procedures. We provide personalized service to companies.

Compliance with government requirements and applicable regulations.

We advise and accompany our clients throughout the legal contracting process in matters of procurement and public works, from the call and review of bidding rules to the signing of the contract, as well as the execution, compliance, and termination of services.

We represent our clients during the procedure, execution of the contract or filing of sanctions before the Mexican authorities or judges, and we promote the necessary administrative remedies against acts or omissions of the authorities.

Civil

We have successfully participated in a wide variety of civil matters, including, controversies arising from forced compliance or termination of all types of contracts and agreements, lawsuits related to property, claims, statute of limitations, appraisals, construction, and real estate leasing.

We have extensive experience in specialized trials, in matters of contractual and extra-contractual liability arising from purely civil obligations (professional liability, liability for the use of mechanisms, instruments, devices or dangerous substances, defamation), as well as commercial (business responsibilities, company administrators, industrial and intellectual property).

We have a practice area specialized in family rights, such as: parent-child relationships (adoption, filiation, recognition, guardianship), family-legal (alimony, property), marital and family agreements, divorces; intestacy and wills.

Corporate

It all starts with a legal and market analysis of our client’s business venture. New opportunities arise through the relocation of production or "nearshoring." Whether we help our clients in this process, or if they already have a clear idea or project in mind, incorporation of the new company in Mexico or incorporation through an expansion process, is what gets the ball rolling.

Our services include legal representation and registration before the Mexican authorities, drafting bylaws, operation agreements, shareholder meetings, contracts, corporate books, and all types of corporate operations. We also advise and coordinate the creation, registration, obtaining and protection of trademarks.

Criminal

We have more than 30 years’ experience in practice and the legislative process related to Criminal Law and its ongoing reform process. We have worked with national and international organizations to improve Mexican public safety and the criminal law system.

We advise our clients by preparing reports of events that may constitute crimes, as well as monitoring the investigation folder until they are prosecuted in the appropriate criminal court.

We accompany our clients in the accreditation process, regarding property damage, during criminal proceedings, and as interested third party in amparo cases.

We represent defendants in the preliminary investigation, investigation folder and criminal procedures, both local and federal. In the case of non-violent property crimes, such as fraud and abuse of trust, technical support is provided in the preparation of accounting reports that explain and justify the damage.

Data Protection

We offer legal advice specialized in compliance with Mexican legislation regarding the protection of personal data, including the preparation of documents tailored to the needs of companies.

We carry out legal audits on our clients to determine access to personal data, current security levels and possible contingencies.

Energy

We provide legal and regulatory advice to foreign companies that wish to invest in Mexico’s energy sector. This includes national and international tenders.

Nearshoring has multiplied the energy needs and demand of foreign direct investors. We offer comprehensive relations with the regulatory entities and knowledge of the rules and procedures that need to be navigated for a successful business.

Hospitality

We advise investors, owners, operators, brands, and developers related to the hospitality industry in the following services: strategic planning, development and acquisition of licenses and brands, financing, and financial restructuring according to needs of the client, various contracts, mergers and acquisitions, dispute resolution, regulation, and preparation, where appropriate, of corporate books and preparation of any document related to its corporate governance.

The clients of our “hospitality” practice require specialized attention from attorneys in terms of corporate law, insurance and reinsurance, labor law and social security, intellectual property and tax law, in terms of advice to the board of directors, committees of special creation, shares and/or social participations, best corporate practices, codes of conduct, effective management of the employer's relationship with its workers, and regulatory issues before various local and federal authorities such as the Federal Consumer Protection Agency.

Immigration

We manage the necessary procedures so that our clients and their families that hold a foreign nationality, have the immigration status that best suits their interests and needs, to visit, invest or reside in Mexico legally.

As a direct consequence of the immigration process, we advise our foreign clients with opening bank accounts and obtaining the legal documentation they require.

The leader of our immigration law practice has extensive experience in the field. As General Counsel of the National Migration Institute she coordinated the government working group with members of Congress and civil society that drafted and promoted the current Federal Immigration Law, and its rules.

Indigenous Affairs

With more than six years of experience, we offer legal and immigration advisory services to North American indigenous communities that wish to exercise their constitutional rights under Mexican federal and state laws. Most common rights are related to property, ancestral lands, electoral law, uses and customs, environmental issues, and non-profit and corporate matters.

Mexico’s constitution recognizes the rights of indigenous peoples and communities. Whether at the state level, or with federal agencies, indigenous communities can exercise a wide variety of rights, related to cultural, economic, social, and political issues.

Labor

We focus our labor law practice on providing comprehensive consulting for companies. Knowing that the global dynamics imply a sequence of challenges for companies in Mexico, we provide the tools so that employers can make the best decisions about their employee-employer relationships.

In addition, we have a practice group specialized in litigation to defend companies from actions that may be undertaken by the employees or by the unions. Additionally, we offer social security and prevention consulting, individual employment contracts, internal work regulations, administrative records, mediation meetings, employment terminations, inspections, outsourcing advise, mixed commissions, discrimination, violence and harassment protocols, policies and manuals, training, and audits.

Mergers and Acquisitions

Our team advises clients on matters such as structuring the transaction, the due diligence process, the documentation required for the operation and analysis of all the requirements.

The attorneys of our mergers and acquisitions team, work alongside the different and related areas of the firm that specialize in other legal practices, which allows us to create synergies with our clients and provide an integrated, cost-effective service.

Public Policy

All our partners have experience in high level government positions. We know and understand the legislative, administrative, and judicial process, at the federal and state level.

Understanding the Mexican political process is important if our clients wish to further a legitimate proposal under established law, or if they wish to clarify or modify existing law, either through the legislative or administrative process.

Real Estate

We offer comprehensive services related to the purchase, sale, lease, granting of rights, compliance with land obligations, permits, condominium property regime, and urban development for companies, developers, and foreign investors who wish to carry out real estate operations in Mexico.

We also service our clients in the creation of trusts and process the necessary permits so that they can acquire properties in Mexico and comply with the required regulations, especially when the land is located in the border or coasts.

Tax

We advise our clients with tax regulations when investing or opening a business in Mexico. We monitor the exercise of the verification powers of the tax authorities in our clients' businesses, as well as file all administrative appeals and defense.

Our attorneys have extensive experience in advising clients from a national and international perspective. From the tax impact on labor matters to the tax consequences of a corporate restructuring and sale of shares, our tax professionals provide advice regarding a variety of tax matters to national and transnational companies.

In addition to our tax consultants, who range from tax lawyers to public accountants specialized in corporate taxes, our tax area has experienced litigators who have successfully contested determinations of tax credits and administrative fines.

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